6-Day Kilimanjaro Trek via Umbwe Route to Uhuru Peak

• Elevation: 1200m to 1700m to 2850m
• Distance: 10 km
• Hiking Time: 4 to 5 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest
• Get picked up from the hotel by vehicle and drive to the Umbwe Gate.
• Complete the registration procedures at the park gate.
• Begin the trek through dense rainforest.
• Walk across ridges and valleys into a thick montane forest.
• Arrive at Umbwe Cave Campsite, where tents will already be set up.

Enjoy dinner and spend the night at the campsite.

• Elevation: 2850m to 3950m
• Distance: 9 km
• Hiking Time: 4 to 5 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest and Heather
• Have breakfast and begin the trek through the remaining montane forest.
• Enter the moorland and heath zone with scenic views of the Barranco Valley and the summit ice cap.
• Arrive at Barranco Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Elevation: 3950m to 3900m (with acclimatization at 4200m)
• Distance: 6 km
• Hiking Time: 4 to 5 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
• Begin with a climb up the steep Barranco Wall to 4200m for acclimatization.
• Cross several ridges and valleys as you descend slightly to Karanga Camp.
• Arrive at camp for a hot lunch.
• Rest and then take a short acclimatization hike towards the Southern Ice Field.
• Return to camp for dinner and overnight.

• Elevation: 3900m to 4620m
• Distance: 5 km
• Hiking Time: 3 to 4 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Trek uphill to Barafu Ridge through the alpine desert.
• Walk slowly to manage the steep gradient and altitude.
• Feel the strong cold winds as you get closer to the glaciers.
• Arrive at Barafu Camp in time for lunch.

Have an early dinner and rest in preparation for the midnight summit attempt.

• Elevation: 4620m to 5895m (Uhuru Peak) to 3100m (Mweka Camp)
• Distance: 17 km
• Hiking Time: 12 to 14 hours (7 hours to summit, 5 to 7 hours to descend)
• Habitat: Arctic Summit and Moorland
• Wake up around midnight and begin the final ascent to the summit.
• Hike slowly in the freezing dark, reaching Stella Point at sunrise.
• Continue to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa.
• Spend a short time at the summit before descending back to Barafu Camp.
• Rest briefly, then continue down to Mweka Camp.

Have dinner and overnight at Mweka Camp.

• Elevation: 3100m to 1640m
• Distance: 10 km
• Hiking Time: 3 to 4 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest
• After breakfast, begin the final descent through lush forest.
• Arrive at Mweka Gate and receive certificates for reaching Stella Point or Uhuru Peak.
• Meet your driver and transfer back to the hotel for a well-earned rest.